Could someone in the local community who knows sign language be used to interpret?
Interpreters who work for SDHHNS are graduates of a recognized interpreter training program and members of a professional organization, Maritime Association of Professional Sign Language Interpreters (MAPSLI). They abide by a code of ethics which includes professional accountability, professional competence, integrity in professional relations and integrity in business practices. An unqualified person who knows sign language would not have the professional training or be bound by the professional requirements of the interpreting profession.
